The Civil Rights Movement: A Photographic History, 1954â 68

Kasher, Steven

ISBN 10: 0789206560 / ISBN 13: 9780789206565

Published by Abbeville Press, 1996

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps. Seller Inventory # DBV.0789206560.A

Synopsis:

The first book to tell the story of the civil rights movement featuring resenting rousing and often wrenching photographs that recorded, promoted, and protected it

With a striking selection of images and a lively, informative text, Steven Kasher captures the danger, drama, and bravery of the civil rights movement. After an introduction explaining the significance of photography to the movement, the text in this important book proceeds from the Montgomery bus boycott through the student, local and national movements; the big marches; Freedom summer; Malcolm X; and the death of Martin Luther King.

Each chapter begins with a fast-paced narrative of a crucial event in the movement, complemented by a portfolio of the most effective and evocative photographs of the subject. Ranging from the well-known to the rare, these images were shot by such photographers as Richard Avedon, Danny Lyon, Charles Moore, Gordon Parks, Dan Weiner, and more than 50 others. Many of the pictures are accompanied by thought-provoking remembrances and analysis by various photographers and participants.

About the Author: <div> <B>Steven Kasher,</B> who lives in Manhattan, is a photographer, writer, and curator. He organized the traveling exhibition "Appeal to This Age: Photography of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968."
<BR> <B>Myrlie Evers-Williams</B> is past chairwoman of the NAACP and widow of the civil rights activist Medgar Evers.<BR> </div>

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Civil Rights Movement: A Photographic ...
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable